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Saint Leo University plans the nation’s first veteran studies bachelor’s degree program

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Until now, the work has been done by students of sociology and psychology and anthropology. We understand that a person has very many intersecting identities – race, culture, ethnicity, social class, education,” Grohowski said. He said he believes Missouri’s program, first offered in 2014, was among the first in the country.

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At Georgia State, black students find comfort and academic success

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By 2014, for lower-income students (those eligible for a federal Pell grant), it reached 51 percent — nearly the same as for non-Pell students. Its graduation rate for first-generation students went up 32 percent between 2010 and 2014. We have a culture that supports you,’ ” said Holloman. Photo: Terrell Clark. That’s huge.

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Colleges’ new solution to enrollment declines: Reducing the number of dropouts

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“Until we had a deep look at ourselves, we didn’t realize that we were selling them [students] short,” said James Capp, assistant provost for academic operations and planning at Florida Atlantic University, which Dickinson attends and where, as recently as 2014, fewer than one in five students was managing to graduate within four years.

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What happens when teachers run the school

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In general, teachers don’t have the kind of voice that other professionals typically do,” said Richard Ingersoll, a professor of education and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Today, Junge’s group, which coined the term “teacher-powered” in 2014, identifies roughly 300 schools nationwide that follow the model.

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OPINION: 3 ways that colleges can support underrepresented students after the Harvard case

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Trial arguments closed last month in the Harvard University discrimination case brought in 2014 by Students for Fair Admissions claiming that Harvard discriminates against Asian Americans in the admissions process. They have come to expect such diversity and want, in addition, a focus on inclusive culture and campus environments.

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A tough-to-swallow reason college keeps costing more: the price of meal plans

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That was in the 2013-2014 academic year, the most recent for which the figures are available. In its strategic plan, it singles out its dining operations as “creating a culture of hospitality and service excellence for campus constituents and visitors while providing financial returns.”.

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Ivy League degree: Now what?

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When elite admissions offices stepped up recruitment of low-income and first-generation students several years ago, they focused on financial aid, not noticing the cultural issues. In 2014, three students at Brown University started 1vyG, short for inter-Ivy first-generation college student network. They have built a movement.

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